This Week in Shambhala: October 22
This Week in Shambhala
October 22, 2015
Community is part of our practice.
Join us in the exploration & practice of community.
“Activating the Shambhala principle, we can transform the feeling of worthlessness into worthy. Ignorance into Intelligence. End doubt into confidence.”
~Sakyong Mipham
Featured Programs:
October Contemplative Walk Saturday,October 24, 2015
MEDITATION AND CONTEMPLATION IN NATURE
Join us for some meditative and contemplative time in nature. We’ll combine walking with meditation and contemplation while observing noble silence. This contemplative walk will take place in Portland.
Register to receive more information with regards to place and time.
Taste of Shambhala- Sunday Potluck October 25: Sunday 11am-1pm in Portland.
Gather, share,eat. Join a community potluck and gathering after Sunday Morning Meditation. Please bring a dish to share.
Meditation Practice Weekend in Portland
October 31– November 1:Saturday and Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm
“Entering into spirituality means unmasking the mask, and the pride that we develop having unmasked… becomes another mask, and we have to unmask that as well.” -Chogyam Trungpa
Two full days of practice with archival video of Chogyam Trungpa and recent teachings by Sakyong Mipham; led by Toby Sifton and coordinated by Erika Bjorum. Due to space limitations, registration and commitment to the full weekend is strongly encouraged. Weekend intensives are a highly recommended preparation for the week-long intensive in December.
All silent meditation practices from any tradition are welcome.
OPEN POSITIONS in SANGHA
Are you interested in service as practice and contributing to community? These are a few of the currently open positions:
- Adminstrative Assistant
- Publicity Coordinator
Please contact Kathy Bither if you are interested in learning more about one of these positions. [email protected]. Thank you.
This Week’s Events:
Thursday, October 22, 2015
7:00 PM Dharma Drop-In. – Portland
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ Iin Brunswick
Umdze: Patti King
Friday, October 23, 2015
7:00 PM The Art of Being Human: Level I – in Rockland
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze: Ryan McMann
Saturday, October 24,2015
8:30 AM The Art of Being Human: Level I – in Rockland
10:00 AM October Contemplative Walk- in Portland
Sunday, October 25, 2015
8:30 AM The Art of Being Human: Level I- in Rockland
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze: Walter Chop |
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze: Matthew Alcorn |
Monday, October 26, 2015
6:30 PM The Essential Heart of the Kasung Part 1- in Portland
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
No Activities
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze: Kudra MacCaillech
Saturday, October 31, 2015
9:00 AM Meditation Practice Weekend in Portland
Sunday, November 1, 2015
9:00 AM Meditation Practice Weekend in Portland
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze: Kit / Eunice St. John |
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze: Karen Simpson
Ongoing October Classes & Events:
Heart of Recovery- Sunday Evenings during October 6:30-7:30pm in Portland .The Heart of Recovery is an on-going, weekly meeting for people grappling with strong addictions of any kind – be they substances such as drugs and alcohol or harmful, habitual patterns.
Dharma Drop-In-Thursday 7pm-8:30pm Ready to make your mind flexible and workable!
Join us Thursday evenings for meditation and discussion. We will start with 35 minutes of meditation, then have a short reading and discussion. The readings will be varied from different materials. You can even bring your own short reading to talk about. Schedule for October will Include-
Meditation and its Relationship to:
October 22- Drugs
“This is not to say that the point of the hard way is that we must be heroic. The attitude of “heroism” is based upon the assumption that we are bad, impure,that we are not worthy, are not ready for spiritual understanding. We must reform ourselves, be different from what we are. For instance, if we are middle class Americans, we must give up our jobs or drop out of college, move out of our suburban homes, let our hair grow, perhaps try drugs.
If we are hippies, we must give up drugs, cut our hair short, throw away our torn jeans. We think that we are special, heroic, that we are turning away from temptation. We become vegetarians and we become this and that. There are so many things to become. We think our path is spiritual because it is literally against the flow of what we used to be, but it is merely the way of false heroism, and the only one who is heroic in this way is ego.”
― Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
October 29– Music
“If you are involved with the intensity of crescendo situations, with the intensity of tragedy, you might begin to see the humor of these situations as well. As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.”
― Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
All are welcome.
Save the Dates- Upcoming in November:
Heart of Recovery returns to Monday Evenings beginning November 2: 6:30-7:30 PM in Portland
The Heart of Recovery is an on-going, weekly meeting for people grappling with strong addictions of any kind – be they substances such as drugs and alcohol or harmful, habitual patterns.
Working with Emotions with Sarah Chandler: November 4th—December 9th in Brunswick
Confused, wild emotions can dominate us in obvious and subtle ways. Without suppressing feelings or acting them out, Buddhist meditation works with emotions directly. The energy of emotions becomes the basis for developing wisdom and compassion. This class for beginners or those trying to establish a regular meditation practice will use readings from several Chogyam.
Dates: 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9
Wednesday Evenings 6:30-8:30pm
Learn more and register here:
Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky with Shastri Andrea Darby- November 6th—November 8th in Brunswick
Communicating with the world gently and fearlessly, our awareness is sharpened and we find the open clear sky of mind- a delightful source of wisdom and uplifting energy. We learn to trust our nature enough to let go into the present moment. Our hearts soften and we appreciate the sacredness of our daily lives.
Learn more and register here:
Wisdom in Everyday Life with Angela Lutzenberger: November 10th—December 8th in Brunswick
Meditation sharpens our intelligence and uncovers our wisdom.
No longer deterred or depressed by obstacles, we can include
everything as part of the path. The challenges of everyday life
become opportunities for both contemplative practice and
social action.
Dates: 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8
Tuesday Evenings 6:30-8:30pm
Learn more and register here:
November Contemplative Walk-November 14th
Join us for some meditative and contemplative time in nature. We’ll combine walking with meditation and contemplation while observing noble silence.
This late morning walk will take place in the Brunswick area.
Register to get further details:
SAKYONG MIPHAM RINPOCHE- BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION- November 15th– in Brunswick
You are invited to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche’s birthday celebration!
Please join us for a community potluck and gathering after Sunday Morning Meditation. By joining together we express our gratitude for SMR teachings & our respect for his compassionate dharma activities for the whole world. May all beings benefit. Please bring a dish to share.
November 15: Sunday Noon-2pm In Brunswick
Register here:
Emptiness, Paramitas and Bodhisattva Activity with Christopher St John: November 17th—December 15th in Portland
This five week class will use the fifth and sixth parts of Volume Two of the Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to “discover a world beyond ego.” These teachings invite us to experience how the reality of “emptiness” naturally leads to compassion and the bodhisattva activity of the “six paramitas” of generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and “best knowledge.”
Dates: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15
Tuesday Evenings 6:30-8:30pm
Register here:
Meditation Practice Weekend in Brunswick: November 21st—November 22nd
Full weekend of silent practice. Sitting and walking meditation, with optional discussions, videos, and readings to inspire a personal connection to our world. Recommended for students of meditation seeking to deepen their practice. Highly recommended for students aspiring to attend the week long intensive in December.
Register here:
” What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words, renunciation is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa
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